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Amroth
Amroth
	Amroth village and beach
	Amroth Location within Pembrokeshire
Population	1,232 (2011)
OS grid reference	SN1607
Community	Amroth;
Principal area	Pembrokeshire;
Country	Wales
Sovereign state	United Kingdom
Post town	NARBERTH
Postcode district	SA67
Dialling code	01834
Police	Dyfed-Powys
Fire	Mid and West Wales
Ambulance	Welsh
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Amroth is a village, parish^[2] and community 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Tenby, Pembrokeshire, Wales. Located on Carmarthen Bay, Amroth is noted for its long sandy beach which stretches the length of the village. It regularly earns a Blue Flag award.^[3] and is the south-to-north start of the Pembrokeshire Coast Path. Amroth is within the Pembrokeshire Coast National Park.

The name is Welsh, and probably means "on (the brook called) Rhath".^[4]

History

The beach stretches the whole length of the village and at extreme low tide, the petrified forest, destroyed when sea levels rose 7,000 years ago, can still be seen. Fossilised antlers, nuts and animal bones and Neolithic flints have been discovered.^[5]

The parish, which appeared as Amrath on a 1578 parish map of Pembrokeshire,^[6] was an important anthracite coal mining area until the end of the 19th century. Slight remains of mines and tramways are still visible. Ruins of Amroth Castle still remain, and one mile inland is the Anglican parish church of St Elidyr, which is a grade II* listed building.^[7]

Amroth Castle

Amroth Castle stands on the north side of the unclassified coast road east of the village of Amroth. It is surrounded by a high wall with an entrance archway at the south-western corner. The present building is a 19th-century country house built in the style of a mock castle which possibly replaced a small stone castle dating from the 12th century. The gatehouse is much restored. The ruinous remains of the house are a grade I listed building.^[8]

After passing through several hands the castle was used as a lunatic asylum in the 1850s. Converted back to a private house in the 1880s it was later owned and occupied by Owen Colby Philipps, the shipping magnate who bought the White Star Line and was created Baron Kylsant of Carmarthen and Amroth in 1923.^[9] It passed to his daughter Nesta, who had married George Coventry, grandson of the 9th Earl of Coventry. They moved out in 1930 when George inherited the Coventry title and estates.

Walking trails

The Pembrokeshire Coast Path runs west along the coast from its start at Amroth. This national trail has since 2012 also formed a part of the Wales Coast Path which continues eastwards from Amroth over the headland of Telpyn Point towards Pendine.^[10] Amroth is also the southern terminus of the Knights' Way, which runs north to St Davids Cathedral.^[11] A section of the Cistercian Way also passes through.^[12]

Governance

Amroth is an electoral ward and a community in Pembrokeshire, which includes Amroth, Crunwere, Summerhill, Stepaside, Pleasant Valley, Wisemans Bridge, Llanteg and Llanteglos.^[13] The ward elects a councillor to Pembrokeshire County Council and up to twelve community councillors to Amroth Community Council.^[14]

Amenities

The beach which stretches the length of the village earned a Blue Flag award in 2020 and the eastern end has had a lifeguard for part of the summer.^[15] Public toilets are available at either ends of the village.^[16]^[17] The main car park is managed by Pembrokeshire Coast National Park Authority.^[18]

References

^ "Ward and community population 2011". Retrieved 17 April 2015.
^ "GENUKI: Amroth". Retrieved 22 June 2020.
^ "Amroth, Pembrokeshire - Accommodation, Cottages, Food & Drink". www.visitpembrokeshire.com. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
^ "Amroth, Pembrokeshire - Accommodation, Cottages, Food & Drink". www.visitpembrokeshire.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
^ "Amroth beach". BBC Wales. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ "Penbrok comitat". British Library. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
^ "St Elidyr's Church, Amroth". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
^ "Amroth Castle, Amroth". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
^ "Amroth Castle". Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.
^ "Wales Coast Path officially opens with events in Cardiff, Aberystwyth and Flint". BBC News. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2020. The world's first coastal path to cover an entire country has been officially opened in Wales.
^ "Walking Pembrokeshire: Canaston Woods Walk". Pembrokeshire County Council. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
^ "Cistercian Way: Penally to Amroth". BBC Wales. Retrieved 5 June 2010.
^ Pembrokeshire County Council Community review
^ "First vote for almost three decades", Western Telegraph, 1 May 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
^ "Amroth Beach - Visit Pembrokeshire". www.visitpembrokeshire.com. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ "Public Toilets in Pembrokeshire". www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ "Pembrokeshire County Council Amroth car parks". 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.
^ "Parking". Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

External links

Amroth Castle
Pictures of Amroth Area on Geograph
Amroth: historical and genealogical information at GENUKI.
The Amroth War Memorial^{[permanent dead link]}

[1] "Ward and community population 2011". Retrieved 17 April 2015.

[2] "GENUKI: Amroth". Retrieved 22 June 2020.

[3] "Amroth, Pembrokeshire - Accommodation, Cottages, Food & Drink". www.visitpembrokeshire.com. Retrieved 20 August 2021.

[4] "Amroth, Pembrokeshire - Accommodation, Cottages, Food & Drink". www.visitpembrokeshire.com. Retrieved 21 July 2021.

[5] "Amroth beach". BBC Wales. Archived from the original on 24 July 2012. Retrieved 5 June 2010.

[6] "Penbrok comitat". British Library. Retrieved 22 July 2024.

[7] "St Elidyr's Church, Amroth". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 December 2013.

[8] "Amroth Castle, Amroth". British Listed Buildings. Retrieved 28 December 2013.

[9] "Amroth Castle". Archived from the original on 30 December 2013. Retrieved 28 December 2013.

[BBC20120505-10] "Wales Coast Path officially opens with events in Cardiff, Aberystwyth and Flint". BBC News. 5 May 2012. Retrieved 28 December 2020. The world's first coastal path to cover an entire country has been officially opened in Wales.

[11] "Walking Pembrokeshire: Canaston Woods Walk". Pembrokeshire County Council. Retrieved 28 December 2020.

[12] "Cistercian Way: Penally to Amroth". BBC Wales. Retrieved 5 June 2010.

[13] Pembrokeshire County Council Community review

[14] "First vote for almost three decades", Western Telegraph, 1 May 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2018.

[:0-15] "Amroth Beach - Visit Pembrokeshire". www.visitpembrokeshire.com. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

[16] "Public Toilets in Pembrokeshire". www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk. 6 April 2017. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

[17] "Pembrokeshire County Council Amroth car parks". 14 November 2017. Archived from the original on 18 September 2020. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

[18] "Parking". Pembrokeshire Coast National Park. Retrieved 15 February 2021.

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+{{About|the village|the electoral ward|Amroth (electoral ward)}}
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-'''Amroth''' is a village and [[Community (Wales)|community]] east of [[Saundersfoot]], [[Pembrokeshire]], [[Wales]], noted for its long sandy [[beach]]. The name is [[Welsh language|Welsh]], and probably means "On (the brook called) Rhath".<ref>Charles, B. G., ''The Placenames of Pembrokeshire'', National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, 1992, {{ISBN|0-907158-58-7}}, pp. 464–5</ref>
+'''Amroth''' is a village, [[parish]]<ref>{{cite web|title=GENUKI: Amroth|url=https://www.genuki.org.uk/big/wal/PEM/Amroth|access-date=22 June 2020}}</ref> and [[Community (Wales)|community]] {{convert|7|mi|}} northeast of [[Tenby]], [[Pembrokeshire]], [[Wales]]. Located on [[Carmarthen Bay]], Amroth is noted for its long sandy beach which stretches the length of the village. It regularly earns a [[Blue Flag beach|Blue Flag]] award.<ref>{{cite web |title=Amroth, Pembrokeshire - Accommodation, Cottages, Food & Drink |url=https://www.visitpembrokeshire.com/explore-pembrokeshire/towns-and-villages/amroth |website=www.visitpembrokeshire.com |access-date=20 August 2021 |language=en}}</ref> and is the south-to-north start of the [[Pembrokeshire Coast Path]]. Amroth is within the [[Pembrokeshire Coast National Park]].
+The name is [[Welsh language|Welsh]], and probably means "on (the brook called) Rhath".<ref>{{Cite web|title=Amroth, Pembrokeshire - Accommodation, Cottages, Food & Drink|url=https://www.visitpembrokeshire.com/explore-pembrokeshire/towns-and-villages/amroth|access-date=2021-07-21|website=www.visitpembrokeshire.com|language=en}}</ref>
 == History ==
-The beach stretches the whole length of the village and at extreme low tide one can still see the petrified forest, destroyed when sea levels rose 7,000 years ago, while fossilised [[antlers]], nuts, animal bones and [[Neolithic]] [[flint]]s have been discovered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southwest/nature/thingstodo/walks/allwalks/amroth.shtml|archive-url=https://archive.is/20120724125942/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southwest/nature/thingstodo/walks/allwalks/amroth.shtml|dead-url=yes|archive-date=2012-07-24|title=Amroth beach|publisher=BBC Wales|accessdate=2010-06-05}}</ref> The [[parish]] was an important [[anthracite]] [[coal mining]] area until the end of the 19th century.  Slight remains of mines and tramways are still visible. Ruins of Amroth Castle still remain, and one mile inland is the [[Anglican]] [[parish church]] of St Elidyr, which is a grade II* [[listed building]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-6044-st-elidyr-s-church-amroth|title= St Elidyr's Church, Amroth|publisher= British Listed Buildings|accessdate = 28 December 2013}}</ref>
+The beach stretches the whole length of the village and at extreme low tide, the petrified forest, destroyed when sea levels rose 7,000 years ago, can still be seen. Fossilised [[antlers]], nuts and animal bones and [[Neolithic]] [[flint]]s have been discovered.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southwest/nature/thingstodo/walks/allwalks/amroth.shtml|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724125942/http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southwest/nature/thingstodo/walks/allwalks/amroth.shtml|url-status = dead|archive-date=2012-07-24|title=Amroth beach|publisher=BBC Wales|access-date=2010-06-05}}</ref>
+The [[parish]], which appeared as ''Amrath'' on a 1578 parish map of Pembrokeshire,<ref>{{cite web|title=Penbrok comitat|publisher=British Library|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210927183108/http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/unvbrit/p/001map00000c7c1u00035000.html|access-date=22 July 2024}}</ref> was an important [[anthracite]] [[coal mining]] area until the end of the 19th century. Slight remains of mines and tramways are still visible. Ruins of Amroth Castle still remain, and one mile inland is the [[Anglican]] [[parish church]] of St Elidyr, which is a grade II* [[listed building]].<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-6044-st-elidyr-s-church-amroth|title= St Elidyr's Church, Amroth|publisher= British Listed Buildings|access-date = 28 December 2013}}</ref>
 ==Amroth Castle==
 {{Main|Amroth Castle}}
 [[File:Amroth Castle (geograph 2668806).jpg|left|thumb|Amroth Castle]]
-Amroth Castle stands on the north side of the unclassified coast road east of the village of Amroth. It is surrounded by a high wall with an entrance archway at the south-western corner. The present building is a 19th-century country house built in the style of a mock castle which possibly replaced a small stone castle dating from the 12th century. The gatehouse is much restored. The ruinous remains of the house are a grade I listed building.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-6041-amroth-castle-amroth|title= Amroth Castle, Amroth|publisher= British Listed Buildings|accessdate = 28 December 2013}}</ref>
+Amroth Castle stands on the north side of the unclassified coast road east of the village of Amroth. It is surrounded by a high wall with an entrance archway at the south-western corner. The present building is a 19th-century country house built in the style of a [[mock castle]] which possibly replaced a small stone castle dating from the 12th century. The gatehouse is much restored. The ruinous remains of the house are a grade I listed building.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://www.britishlistedbuildings.co.uk/wa-6041-amroth-castle-amroth|title= Amroth Castle, Amroth|publisher= British Listed Buildings|access-date = 28 December 2013}}</ref>
-After passing through several hands the castle was used as a lunatic asylum in the 1850s. Converted back to a private house in the 1880s it was later owned and occupied by [[Owen Philipps, 1st Baron Kylsant|Owen Colby Philipps]], the shipping magnate who bought the [[White Star Line]] and was created [[Baron Kylsant]] of Carmarthen and Amroth in 1923.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coflein.gov.uk/pdf/PHGS_004/ |title=Amroth Castle |accessdate=28 December 2013 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234000/http://www.coflein.gov.uk/pdf/PHGS_004/ |archivedate=30 December 2013 }}</ref> It passed to his daughter Nesta, who had married George Coventry, grandson of the 9th Earl of Coventry. They moved out in 1930 when George inherited the Coventry title and estates.
+After passing through several hands the castle was used as a lunatic asylum in the 1850s. Converted back to a private house in the 1880s it was later owned and occupied by [[Owen Philipps, 1st Baron Kylsant|Owen Colby Philipps]], the shipping magnate who bought the [[White Star Line]] and was created [[Baron Kylsant]] of Carmarthen and Amroth in 1923.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.coflein.gov.uk/pdf/PHGS_004/ |title=Amroth Castle |access-date=28 December 2013 |url-status = dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131230234000/http://www.coflein.gov.uk/pdf/PHGS_004/ |archive-date=30 December 2013 }}</ref> It passed to his daughter Nesta, who had married George Coventry, grandson of the 9th Earl of Coventry. They moved out in 1930 when George inherited the Coventry title and estates.
-== Present ==
+==Walking trails==
+The [[Pembrokeshire Coast Path]] runs west along the coast from its start at Amroth. This [[National Trails|national trail]] has since 2012 also formed a part of the [[Wales Coast Path]] which continues eastwards from Amroth over the headland of Telpyn Point towards [[Pendine]].<ref name="BBC20120505">{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-17968524|work=BBC News|title=Wales Coast Path officially opens with events in Cardiff, Aberystwyth and Flint|date=5 May 2012|access-date=28 December 2020|quote=The world's first coastal path to cover an entire country has been officially opened in Wales.}}</ref>  Amroth is also the southern terminus of the Knights' Way, which runs north to [[St Davids Cathedral]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Walking Pembrokeshire: Canaston Woods Walk |url=https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/walking-pembrokeshire/canaston-woods-walk |publisher=Pembrokeshire County Council |access-date=28 December 2020}}</ref> A section of the [[Cistercian Way (Wales)|Cistercian Way]] also passes through.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southwest/nature/thingstodo/walks/pages/cistercianway1.shtml|title=Cistercian Way: Penally to Amroth|publisher=BBC Wales|access-date=2010-06-05}}</ref>
-Amroth lies in the [[Pembrokeshire Coast National Park]] and is the southern start of the [[Pembrokeshire Coast Path]], part of the national [[Cistercian Way (Wales)|Cistercian Way]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/southwest/nature/thingstodo/walks/pages/cistercianway1.shtml|title=Cistercian Way: Penally to Amroth|publisher=BBC Wales|accessdate=2010-06-05}}</ref>
 ==Governance==
 Amroth is an [[Ward (electoral subdivision)|electoral ward]] and a [[Community (Wales)|community]] in Pembrokeshire, which includes Amroth, [[Crunwere]], [[Summerhill, Pembrokeshire|Summerhill]], [[Stepaside, Pembrokeshire|Stepaside]], Pleasant Valley, [[Wisemans Bridge]], [[Llanteg]] and Llanteglos.<ref>[http://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/objview.asp?object_id=2976 Pembrokeshire County Council Community review]</ref> [[Amroth (electoral ward)|The ward]] elects a councillor to [[Pembrokeshire County Council]] and up to twelve community councillors to Amroth Community Council.<ref>[http://www.westerntelegraph.co.uk/news/2234157.First_vote_for_almost_three_decades/ "First vote for almost three decades"], ''Western Telegraph'', 1 May 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2018.</ref>
+== Amenities ==
+The beach which stretches the length of the village earned a [[Blue Flag beach|Blue Flag]] award in 2020 and the eastern end has had a lifeguard for part of the summer.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|title=Amroth Beach - Visit Pembrokeshire|url=https://www.visitpembrokeshire.com/explore-pembrokeshire/beaches/amroth|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.visitpembrokeshire.com }}</ref> Public toilets are available at either ends of the village.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2017-04-06|title=Public Toilets in Pembrokeshire|url=https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/map-data/public-toilets-map|access-date=2021-02-15|website=www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=14 November 2017|title=Pembrokeshire County Council Amroth car parks|url=https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/amroth-car-parks|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200918145447/https://www.pembrokeshire.gov.uk/amroth-car-parks |archive-date=18 September 2020 |access-date=15 February 2021|website=}}</ref> The main car park is managed by [[Pembrokeshire Coast National Park]] Authority.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Parking|url=https://www.pembrokeshirecoast.wales/plan-your-visit/travel-and-parking/parking/|access-date=2021-02-15|website=Pembrokeshire Coast National Park }}</ref>
+== See also ==
+* [[Colby Woodland Garden]]
 == References ==
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+[[Category:Amroth, Pembrokeshire| ]]
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 [[Category:Carmarthen Bay]]
 [[Category:Communities in Pembrokeshire]]
 [[Category:Coast of Pembrokeshire]]
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